# Hate Page About Me on Instagram: How to Report It

> A hate page about you on Instagram in Malaysia? Save evidence, report the account and posts as bullying, try Restrict and Hidden Words, and escalate if needed.

- URL: https://www.awarexone.com/research/report-hate-page-targeting-me-instagram
- Author: Md Shariar Shanaz Shuvon, Founder & CEO, AwareXone
- Published: 2026-10-05
- Topics: Instagram, Content removal, Malaysia
- Related service: Content removal: https://www.awarexone.com/social-media-recovery/social-media-content-removal

## Short answer

Save dated screenshots and links first, then report the account and its worst posts to Instagram as bullying or harassment, reporting it yourself as the person targeted. Use Restrict and Hidden Words on your own account while Instagram reviews it. If the page threatens you, posts where you live or targets a child, go to the police as well.

## Summary

- Instagram asks you to report an account set up to bully or harass a person, and you can report the profile and each abusive post or comment.
- Save dated screenshots and links before you report or block, because the page can be renamed, deleted or hidden from you at any time.
- Report it yourself if you are the person targeted, because Meta's policy needs the target to confirm some kinds of content are unwanted.
- Use Restrict, Hidden Words and comment controls on your own account while Instagram reviews the report, then consider blocking.
- Threats, a child being targeted or your home address being posted go to the police first, and false claims about you are a matter for a lawyer.
- Instagram decides what comes down, criticism you simply dislike usually stays up, and mass reporting or fake counter accounts only hurt your case.

A friend sends you a link. It is an Instagram account that exists only to talk about you: your photos with insulting captions, posts mocking how you look, comments inviting others to join in. Maybe it is a classmate, an ex or a former colleague. Maybe you have no idea who runs it.

The short answer: save the evidence, report the account and its worst posts to Instagram as bullying or harassment, and lock down your own account with Restrict and Hidden Words while the report is reviewed. If the page threatens you, posts where you live or targets a child, go to the police as well.

This guide covers what Instagram's rules protect, how to report so the right team sees it, what to do while you wait, and when Malaysian agencies or a lawyer come in. It is general information, not legal advice.

Last checked: 5 October 2026.

## How Do You Report a Hate Page Targeting You on Instagram?

Open the account, tap "Options" next to the username, choose "Report" and pick the option closest to bullying or harassment. Then report the worst individual posts and comments the same way, choosing "Bullying or unwanted contact". Instagram's page on [reporting harassment or bullying](https://help.instagram.com/547601325292351) says that if an account is set up with the intent of bullying or harassing another person, or a photo or comment is meant to bully someone, you should report it. Instagram reviews the report and decides; a report does not remove anything by itself.

## What Instagram's Bullying Rules Actually Protect

Whether a page comes down depends on what it posts, and on who you are in Meta's eyes. Meta's [Bullying and Harassment policy](https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/bullying-harassment/) applies to Facebook, Instagram and Threads, and it treats private people and public figures differently on purpose, to allow critical discussion of people in the news.

- Public figures, in Meta's definition, include national and state level officials and candidates, people with over one million followers and people who get substantial news coverage. For them, Meta removes severe attacks and certain attacks where they are tagged directly.
- Private adults get much wider protection. The policy lists content meant to degrade or shame, claims about sexual activity, targeted cursing, negative character claims and expressions of contempt, among others.
- Anyone under 18 gets the strongest protection, whatever their follower count. Meta says bullying can have more emotional impact on minors.
- Some protections apply only when the target reports. Meta says it requires self reporting in certain cases because it shows the person feels bullied or harassed.

Two limits matter. The policy carves out business reviews and criminal allegations against adults from its rules on negative character claims. And content shared to condemn or draw attention to bullying is allowed. So an account that criticises your shop's service, or a post you find unfair but not abusive, may well stay up.

## Is It Harassment or Just Criticism? A Quick Guide

Reporting the right reason makes the reviewer's job easier. This table maps what you might see to the route that fits, based on Meta's policy and Instagram's help pages at the time of writing.

*How common hate page content maps to Meta's Bullying and Harassment policy and Instagram's report options. Instagram makes the final decision.*

| What the page posts | How Meta's rules likely treat it | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insults, mockery of your appearance, degrading edits of your photos | Covered for private adults and minors under the bullying policy | Report the account and each post as bullying or harassment |
| Your phone number, home address or threats to release them | Covered; threats to release private details are protected for everyone | Report, save evidence, and make a police report |
| Threats of violence, or calls for you to harm yourself | Covered for everyone | Police first, then report the account and posts |
| Uses your name and photos to pretend to be you | Impersonation, a separate report type | Use the impersonation report instead of, or as well as, bullying |
| False claims presented as fact, such as accusing you of a crime | May be partly allowed under the policy's exceptions | Report what breaks the rules, and speak to a lawyer about defamation |
| Harsh but honest reviews or criticism of your work or business | Usually allowed | Respond calmly on your own account or ignore it; a report is unlikely to succeed |

## Step 1: Save the Evidence Before You Report or Block

Capture first. A page can be renamed, emptied or deleted once its owner notices reports, and after you block it you may no longer see it easily. Our guide to [collecting evidence before reporting harassment](https://www.awarexone.com/research/collect-evidence-before-reporting-harassment) goes further; this is the short version.

- The account's username and profile link, copied from the profile, plus a screenshot of the profile page.
- A screenshot of each abusive post, caption and comment, with the date and the account name visible.
- The link to each post, so a reviewer or police officer can find it directly.
- Screenshots of any messages the account sent you, including message requests.
- Notes of when you first saw the page and any earlier usernames it used.
- The confirmation for every report you file, and the date you filed it.
- Names of friends who saw the posts and can confirm them, if it comes to a police report.

Keep the files in one folder off your phone's camera roll, such as a private cloud folder. Do not edit or crop out dates. If someone else sends you screenshots, keep their original message too.

## Step 2: Report the Account and Its Posts

Instagram's page on [reporting a post or profile](https://help.instagram.com/192435014247952) lists "Bullying or unwanted contact" as a post report reason, and says you can report a profile for posting content it should not. Report from the profile, then from the posts.

1. On the profile, tap "Options" next to the username, select "Report", then choose the type of account and follow the on screen steps.
2. On each of the worst posts, tap "Options" at the top right of the post, select "Report" and choose "Bullying or unwanted contact".
3. Report abusive comments and messages from the comment or chat itself.
4. If the report flow asks who is being bullied, choose the option that says it is you. Meta's policy relies on the target's confirmation for several kinds of content.
5. If the account also pretends to be you, file Instagram's [impersonation report](https://help.instagram.com/370054663112398) as well. If it copies your shop instead, see our guide to a [fake Instagram account copying your business](https://www.awarexone.com/research/remove-fake-instagram-account-business).

The menu labels vary by app version, language and region, so pick the closest match. Instagram says your report is anonymous, except for intellectual property reports, so the account will not see who reported it. If you do not have an Instagram account, the same help page links a route for reporting without one. After reporting, you may be able to check the status of your report in the app.

> Warning: **Do not organise a reporting wave.** Asking dozens of friends to report the page with copied text, or reporting it under reasons that are not true, does not make a case stronger. Report each real violation once, accurately. Friends who saw the posts can report what they saw themselves if they wish.

## Step 3: Protect Your Account While Instagram Reviews It

You cannot control the hate page, but you can control what reaches you. Instagram's tools work on your own posts and inbox.

- Restrict. Instagram's page on [restricting someone](https://help.instagram.com/2638385956221960) says a restricted person's new comments on your posts are visible only to them unless you approve them, their messages move to Message Requests, and they cannot see when you are online or have read their messages.
- Hidden Words. The page on [hiding comments and message requests](https://help.instagram.com/700284123459336) explains "Hide unwanted comments", which is on by default, "Hide unwanted message requests", which is off by default, and a custom list of words, phrases and emojis to hide. Add your name, nicknames and the slurs the page uses.
- Comment controls. Under "How others can interact with you", choose who can comment on your posts, or turn comments off for a while.
- Blocking. Instagram suggests considering a block after you report. Do it once your evidence is saved.
- Make your own account private for a while if followers of the hate page are coming to your profile.

## When to Go Beyond Instagram in Malaysia

Most hate pages are a platform matter. Some are also a legal one. MCMC's [make a complaint page](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/make-a-complaint/make-a-complaint) lists the enforcing agency for different kinds of online content, and several fit hate pages.

- Threats to your life or property: MCMC's table lists these under the Penal Code, enforced by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). Make a police report and bring your evidence folder. Our guide to a [police report for online harassment](https://www.awarexone.com/research/police-report-online-harassment-malaysia) explains what to bring.
- Menacing, obscene, false, indecent or offensive content: MCMC lists this among the online content problems it takes complaints on, through its complaints portal.
- A child is being targeted: tell a parent, guardian or the school, report the account and posts to Instagram as bullying, and make a police report if there are threats or sexual content. Meta's policy gives minors its strongest protection.
- Your address or phone number is posted: treat it as a safety issue. Report the posts, tell people you live with, and make a police report if you feel unsafe.

> Note: **False claims about you.** If the page states things about you that are untrue and damaging, that may be defamation. MCMC's table lists defamation under the Penal Code and the Defamation Act 1957, through PDRM or a civil action. Only a lawyer can tell you whether you have a claim and what a court could order. This article is general information, not legal advice.

## What Not to Do

- Do not try to find out who runs the page by guessing passwords, sending tracking links or paying someone to unmask the account. MCMC lists hacking under the Computer Crimes Act 1997, and it can undermine your own complaint.
- Do not post the suspected owner's name or details in reply. If you are wrong, you become the harasser, and if you are right, you may still face a complaint.
- Do not create a counter account to mock them back. It can break the same rules you are reporting.
- Do not message the account to argue or threaten. Leave contact to Instagram, the police or a lawyer.
- Do not pay anyone who promises to take the page down for a fee, especially if they ask for your Instagram login, a code or your backup codes. Nobody needs those to file a report.

## If Instagram Leaves the Page Up

Sometimes the reply says the account does not go against Instagram's rules. That is frustrating, and it happens, especially when posts are rude but sit inside the policy's exceptions. Nobody can promise removal; Instagram decides.

- Check whether you reported the profile only. Individual posts that break the rules can come down even when the account stays. Our guide on [removing an Instagram post with your photo](https://www.awarexone.com/research/remove-instagram-post-with-my-photo) covers posts built on your pictures.
- Keep adding to your evidence folder. A page that escalates, for example from mockery to threats or posting your address, may cross a line it had not crossed before.
- Our guide on [what to do when a report is rejected](https://www.awarexone.com/research/report-rejected-content-not-removed-what-next) covers the next steps in more detail.

## When a Case Review Makes Sense

One hate page with a handful of posts can usually be handled with the steps above. Outside help is worth considering when the page keeps coming back under new names, when several platforms are involved, when you need the evidence organised for a police report or a lawyer, or when the page is more of an anonymous gossip account about you than a direct hate page (see our guide to [removing an anonymous gossip account in Malaysia](https://www.awarexone.com/research/remove-anonymous-gossip-account-malaysia)). SocialSafe by AwareXone reviews the case first and prepares accurate reports through Instagram's own channels only. We never file false reports, never try to unmask anyone and never ask for your password or codes, and Instagram still makes the decision. You can see how our [content removal service](https://www.awarexone.com/social-media-recovery/social-media-content-removal) works, and our [Trust Center](https://www.awarexone.com/trust) sets out how we operate.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Will the person running the hate page know I reported it?

Instagram says reports are anonymous, except for intellectual property reports, so the account will not see who reported it. They may still guess if they see the page removed.

### Can my friends report the hate page for me?

Yes, anyone who sees a post that breaks the rules can report it. For some content, Meta's policy needs confirmation from the person targeted or someone authorised to act for them, so report it yourself too.

### How long does Instagram take to review a bullying report?

Instagram does not publish a fixed time. You may be able to check the status of your report in the app, and you should keep saving evidence while you wait.

### Can I find out who made the Instagram account bullying me?

Not safely or lawfully on your own. Instagram keeps reports anonymous and does not tell you who runs an account; if the page involves a crime, identifying the person is a matter for the police.

### Is making a hate page a crime in Malaysia?

It depends on what the page posts. Threats, menacing or obscene content and defamation can fall under Malaysian law, according to MCMC's list of enforcing agencies, but only the police or a lawyer can assess a specific case.

## Official sources

- [Instagram Help Center: Reporting harassment or bullying on Instagram (read 5 October 2026)](https://help.instagram.com/547601325292351)
- [Instagram Help Center: Report a post or profile on Instagram (read 5 October 2026)](https://help.instagram.com/192435014247952)
- [Instagram Help Center: Restrict or unrestrict someone on Instagram (read 5 October 2026)](https://help.instagram.com/2638385956221960)
- [Instagram Help Center: Hide comments or message requests you don't want to see on Instagram (read 5 October 2026)](https://help.instagram.com/700284123459336)
- [Instagram Help Center: Report an account that's impersonating you on Instagram (read 5 October 2026)](https://help.instagram.com/370054663112398)
- [Meta Transparency Centre: Bullying and Harassment policy (read 5 October 2026)](https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/bullying-harassment/)
- [MCMC: Make a complaint (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/make-a-complaint/make-a-complaint)

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